1. WP1 Consortium management OBJECTIVES To ensure compliance with the Grant Agreement and Consortium agreement Specific objectives: 1: To secure day-to-day management of BALANCE including: monitoring of scientific progress; communication between partners and with the EC; financial management; reporting; decision making; conflict management 2: To organise meetings 3: To provide a secured web-based tool for supporting daily management and reporting, open communication between all consortium members and for dissemination of project results to the general audience BALANCE

2. 1: To secure day-to-day management of BALANCE Monitoring of scientific progress: written and telephone consultation of partners Communication between partners: several initiatives about communication AMC-PC-BP and vice versa Communication with EC: information about kick-off meeting and website Financial management: coordination of activities of financial manager. Activities reporting; decision making; conflict management Q1 report, meeting wp leaders Maastricht 0ctober 5th BALANCE

3. 2: To organise meetings Kick-off meeting, whole consortium, Amsterdam, May 31st 2012 Management team, Maastricht, October 5th 2012 Steering committee and advisory board, month 18, Rennes BALANCE

4. 3. To provide a secured web-based tool for supporting daily management and reporting, open communication between all consortium members and for dissemination of project results to the general audience See: www.fp7balance.eu BALANCE